Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Shax was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western woman sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has moderate length black hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Geva was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Sculptor. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a ceremonial dagger on her belt. Her golden hair is still thick. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the east to a Banker, Williamina learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A 4'9" western man, he wears a yellow tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Peridot (50 gp).

Description: This woman tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is still thick. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Quelenna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. During his travels, Varis and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Varis discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Varis fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a yellow shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Oppleby hails from a village terrorized by giants. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Oppleby was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fletcher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.